Kara’s in Baseball Season

@aysia_is_messy critical math thinking - through convoluted steps & rote memory anyway😅 Essentially, we’re now learning efficient rote math work in elementary school plays a crucial role in brain development & builds a strong foundation from which more abstract math concepts can be taught later

@aysia_is_messy good intentions - we want kids to be good mathematical thinkers and to have strong numeric awareness, rather than relying on rote memory. Problem is, we often introduce these concepts too early or in poor ways. Thus, we end up teaching a concept - that’s supposed to encourage

@humcupcake I don’t have any answers but I’ve been where you are, just in a different job. Only thing I can say for sure, now that I have grown kids, is choose what gives you the margin you need to best know your children’s hearts & minds. Trust your instinct & what your peace is telling you

@alyssaleann @lisavsworld For a different perspective, maybe she’s using those phrases for the irony. The eldest daughter-trying so hard, poorly projecting an image of cool apathy, needing to be tougher than she is. Yet, in the end, she’ll always be the eldest daughter-a bit boring, faithful & true, home

@wrowclif @MrsCMFrancis For what it’s worth, my husband is a high school math teacher & picked singapore for ours when we began homeschooling almost 20 yrs ago. We’ve graduated 4 & have 2 to go. First 4 have/had full college scholarships. So, keep going; it worked for us.

@MrsCMFrancis We do Singapore. Whether that's any better or worse, who knows. It's just the one I picked when it was time to pick one.

Is there a homeschooler on the planet who has not spilled tears on the pages of a Saxon textbook?

We have 5 sons; so far, 3 are playing collegiate baseball. I remember this stage and these neighbors all too well! Let ‘em play … until they move on to real baseballs of course😅 (And, if I may, I’d love to offer this encouragement: don’t ever exchange your sons playing with their brothers in the backyard for travel ball. The backyard is way better baseball.)

Am I in the wrong here? I have four boys under five years old. They play in the backyard ALL day. It’s not rare that a ball or two goes over the neighbor’s fence. Whiffle balls, squishy balls, that type of thing. One of our neighbors gets so mad and have been been keeping the balls for 3 years. It’s an old grouchy widow and her grouchy 60 year old single daughter. They’re very rude, have never introduced themselves to us, don’t say hi, and have only spoken to me to complain about the balls. Their concern is simply that they hate picking them up. But.. I’m not going to stop my boys from playing in the backyard with whiffle bald and nerf balls. They know the rules. They’re scared of the “mean neighbor” and try not to let balls go over the fence. But it happens. And it’ll keep happening. Especially when they have friends over. I’ve resolved to just smile, say sorry, enforce our rules (no hitting or throw on that side of the yard) and continue buying my kids new whiffle balls when we run out. What would you do?

Oh! I know; that’s what I thought too! But, I have two playing college baseball, and they’re advised not to have it simply bc of random drug testing w/the NCAA. It kind of made me sad bc it’s one of our family favorites. I just started making them a separate portion w/out the poppy seeds when they’re home😂

You just had a baby and your friend brings you the best meal ever. What is it? Please help, I need ideas to bring to my friend. I get so weary of picking recipe ideas. Already brought her chicken fajitas and a pasta meal.

@emilykmay 💙 precious and so relatable. Does he like stopwatches? A couple of my boys really liked having a stopwatch to time distances. Another just liked to matter-of-factly state from his car seat how disappointed he was in me. If he’s like that one, I’ve got nothing😂

i just realized that my 4yo gets so frustrated when he asks "how long until we get home?" bc he doesn't understand that the number of minutes getting *smaller* is what he wants. "how long until we get home?" "five minutes!" ".....what?!!! You just said it was seven minutes and now it's FIVE???"

Rules are rules

@britt_swiftie13 I’m that type and I will certainly pray. Health issues impact everything!

If you are the praying type please send some up for me. I’ve had some medical stuff for 3-4 weeks and it’s starting to stress me out. Love y’all

It’s a good day to have a good day!

@korinreid Love this! I don’t think they always have, but I hope it’s a new trend!

My nephew won a math competition. The award was a giant blinged-out championship-style ring with a pi symbol on the side and big (presumably fake) diamonds on top. Did math competitions always come with this type of drip? It's kind of amazing.

Series finale with the Sun Devils 🔜 🆚 Arizona State ⏰ 1:00 PM MST/3:00 PM EST 📍 Phoenix, Ariz. 🏟️ Phoenix Municipal Stadium 🌥️ 71° and Cloudy 📺 ESPN+ 📊 go.osu.edu/base-asu-sun-s… #GoBucks

@magic_mahomes That’s truly wild

Arizona State just removed starter Jack Martinez in the 6th. Alec Belardes enters. I kid you not the Stadium played “Thank You Next.” ……For the Home Team. Lol. Embarrassing. It’s 4-2 Buckeyes.

Game 3 of the ‘25 Season Buckeyes Sun Devils #NCAABaseball #GoBucks | #ForksUp

Love it! Go Bucks!

Ready to go!

First starting lineup of 2025! #GoBucks

Live from Phoenix, it's Opening Day! 🆚 Arizona State ⏰ 6:30 PM MST/8:30 PM EST 📍 Phoenix, Ariz. 🏟️ Phoenix Municipal Stadium ☀️ 66° and Sunny 📺 ESPN+ 📊 go.osu.edu/base-asu-fri-s… #GoBucks